Dave Helmuth 1/25/23 Dave Helmuth 1/25/23

Rook

I was twenty-six. Having recently moved cross-country, leaving the long summers of South Texas for the short ones of Pennsylvania, I was learning many new customs in this new culture.

Dave Helmuth 1/4/23 Dave Helmuth 1/4/23

Core Competencies

I read a job description for a Director of Music and was struck by the first “Core Competency” required.

Dave Helmuth 6/15/22 Dave Helmuth 6/15/22

How I Prepare For A Rehearsal

Today, we highlight the strengths each Fader brings to preparing for great rehearsals.

Dave Helmuth 6/8/22 Dave Helmuth 6/8/22

Personality Tests Only Tell Half the Story

Many of us hate personality tests because we feel like they box us in.

Dave Helmuth 6/1/22 Dave Helmuth 6/1/22

How I Create Chord Charts

See creating chord charts through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Dave Helmuth 5/25/22 Dave Helmuth 5/25/22

How I Choose Songs

See choosing songs through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Dave Helmuth 5/18/22 Dave Helmuth 5/18/22

How I Schedule Team Members

See scheduling through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Dave Helmuth 5/11/22 Dave Helmuth 5/11/22

How I Audition New Team Members

See auditions through the eyes of each of the Five Faders.

Dave Helmuth 5/4/22 Dave Helmuth 5/4/22

How I Recruit New Team Members

Today begins a series to teach you how each of the Five Faders accomplishes the tasks in our to-do lists.

Dave Helmuth 1/27/21 Dave Helmuth 1/27/21

Fully Prepared

How do you show up to rehearsals? Would you describe it as "fully prepared?"

Dave Helmuth 6/13/18 Dave Helmuth 6/13/18

How to Actually Play with a Click

More and more worship teams are beginning to play with a click.

James Gagliardi 6/25/14 James Gagliardi 6/25/14

3 Ways to Teach Musical Instincts

Did you ever wish you could teach your worship team to have better musical instincts? You can!

Dave Helmuth 12/18/13 Dave Helmuth 12/18/13

Soon Baboon Soon

Every week, when we make music together as worship teams, we have essential musical decisions to make. So here’s a humorous yet insightful story of what it takes to make music together.

Dave Helmuth 11/30/12 Dave Helmuth 11/30/12

Questions To Ask At Rehearsal

I love questions.

Dave Helmuth 9/20/12 Dave Helmuth 9/20/12

Drums, the Holy Spirit, and Congregational Response

Have you ever been frustrated, confused, or saddened by a lack of response from the congregation you’re leading in worship?

Dave Helmuth 1/25/12 Dave Helmuth 1/25/12

How I Learn Melody

What’s the most important musical part of a song? Melody. It’s the DNA, the unique fingerprint. Which brings up the next question…how do I learn melody, especially if I don’t read music or don’t have the musical notation available?

Dave Helmuth 12/21/11 Dave Helmuth 12/21/11

How Songs Are Built

Why do I need to know how to build a song?

Because knowing how to build songs enables…so many things.

Dave Helmuth 12/7/11 Dave Helmuth 12/7/11

Never Copy the CD*

I love what Todd Henry says in his podcast The Accidental Creative: “It is the age of creativity. Cover bands don’t change the world. Don’t be a cover band. You need to find your unique voice.”

Dave Helmuth 8/3/11 Dave Helmuth 8/3/11

Six Things I Learned About Rehearsals (From Leading a New Team Every Week…For Years!)

Almost every week, I lead a new team of musicians. Sometimes all we have is a Sunday morning rehearsal.

Dave Helmuth 7/27/11 Dave Helmuth 7/27/11

Worship Ministry Devotions

Do you wish that rehearsal would go deeper than just pulling the music together?